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Small Craft Advisory — Clarence Strait

Structured official-source report · Published Sep 21, 4:09 PM UTC · Updated Sep 21, 4:01 PM UTC
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Southeast Alaska Inside Waters from Dixon Entrance to Skagway Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt late. Seas 4 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Showers. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

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Sep 21, 4:01 PM UTC · nws

Southeast Alaska Inside Waters from Dixon Entrance to Skagway Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt late. Seas 4 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Showers. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

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